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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-12-16
The Local Option Cases.

Our Circuit Court is now engaged in the
trial OF cases for alleged violation of the local
option law, the grand jury having found no
less than eighty bills of this kind. These
bills, it is said, embrace every phase of viola
ton ofthe law, from the plain, square trans
action Of the sale of drink of whisky for
ten cents or glass of beer for five cents, to
the many forms Of the socalled "ordep bus
mess" by which the spirit ifnot the letter of
the law is violated. In one of the forms of
this order business" the purchaser orders a
specified quantity of whisky or beer, to be
received. By another method an individual
gives an order for a gallon or more Of whls
kyand certain number of bottles of beer, to be
delivered to him weekly, paying, however,
only for what be receives, whether drink or a
pint, and taking no account of the accumula-
lion of whisky and beer which, according 10
the terms of the order, ought to be in the
hands of the dealer ON his account In other
cases the terms ofthe order are that the pur-
chaser shall be kept supplied with whisky
and beer in such quantities us be may call for
from time to time, with no limitation as to
the amount or as to the time when this hex-
ibe order shall end.
Every phase fthis question, 1t seems, will
therefore be presented TO The court and jury
in the many indictments on file. If conyic-
tions do not follow, where the evidence is
plain and unimpeachable, the people of the
county may as well address themselves to the
task of having the present law amended or
of having substituted for it some other law
That will moro etfectually promote the end
sought for by the trainers otit.
1t is melancholy fact that the local option
law is disregarded more and more openly
every day. In some places scarcely any con-
oealment or evasion is resorted to, except,
perhaps, the stale one ofcalling whisky "gin-
ger" and beer "tonic"
In the trial of these cases jaries are very
properly made to understand by the court
that it is not their duty to try the local
option law, and say whether it is good or
bad law, but TO decide upon the guilt or in
nocence ofthose accused of violating it. BY
an act of the Legislature, ratified by large
majority ofthe voters of Hartford county, it
became a law of the land. AS such, while
il stands on the statute books it should be
respected and enforced in the same manner
as other laws against msdemeanors are re-
spected and enforced. The question for
jury to decide is merely one of fact-whether
the act charged was committed or not
A man must be blind indeed who does not
see that the local option Law is openly, per-
sstently and fagrantly violated. The evil it
was intended to cure has rather grown worse
and is now beyond endurance Some re-
straint must imposed. If our courts are
powerless to make the law terror to its vic.
lators, because not sustained by public senti-
ment, recourse must be had to the Legisla-
ture for a law which can be enforced--one
which will diminish if it can not entirely
prevent the danger of an unrestraned traffic
in intoxicating liquors.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-12-16

MARYLAND CENTRAL FINANcEs.-The report
of Mr.. A. W. Perre. special auditor of the ac-
counts of the Maryland Central Railroad, filed
at Towsontown on Wednesday, shows that the
receipts of the road, from April 18th, 1882, 10
October oath, 1884, were 1896 OS0 10; operating
expenses, S141 ,069. so; am cunt of revenue over
operating expenses, s54 900 50. The receipts by
the receivers to JAM LIST, 1887, were s23S, las 49,
expenditures, sl9S, S22s4, leaving net earnings,
s59. 323.11. The total Indebtedness of the road
is 1926, 349.77.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-12-16

FROM CHURCHvILLE. John Kidd has sold
for James sawdon, during the fall up to this
time, about six hundred head of stock cattle,
ranging in prices from 29l to 80 cents, and
has also bought during the season from differ
ent parties about eight hundred head of fat cat
tie at prices ranging from 3H to ~.
Mr.. VIM. Woolsey has been confined to his
house for some time, but is now much i'm
proved In health
Garrett Welch killed, on the farm of VIM.
Woolsey, on Sunday last, black snake meas.
uring six feet seven inches in length and seven
inches around its thickest part. Mr.. Woolsey
says it was the largest that he ever saw on the
place. Mr.. Woolsey's farm grows big snakes
as well as big cattle and grain.
Miss Laura Hanson, of Churchyille, is on a
visit in Baltimore.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-12-16

SUDDEN DEATH.-Last Friday Mr.. Alvin
Rigdon, merchant at Cambria Station. while
engaged in his store, complained of feeling sick.
He went into his residence and laid down upon
the lounge. He was almost Immediately taken
with a coughing-spell and died in about ten
minutes. Mr.. Rigdon had been in ill-health
for some time, suffering with an affection of the
lungs. He was buried at Mount Vernon NJ.
e. Church on Monday. Mr.. Rlgdon was about
IS years Of age and leaves wife and three
children. He was popular as merchant and
was deservedly teld In high esteem as honor
able, upright man. He was a son of Mr. b.
Frank Rigdon, of Mill Green.
The funeral was largely attended. The pail
bearers were VIM. Thomas, VIM. Rigdon,
John Harkins, Elwood Harkins, Elwood Daw-
son and Thomas Bradley.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-12-16

PAINFUL AccIDENT.-On Wednesday morning
while Alfred Hitchcock, aged 10 years, son of
MIR. David Hitchcock, the farmer on Mrs.
Baltzells place, near Fallston, was turning a
grindstone the handle came of. In trying to
put it on while the stone was in motion the
lads hand was caught in the cog wheels. The
middle finger of his right hand was crushed and
the nail was torn from the forefnger. He was
brought to DR.. w. 8. Richardson II Sons drug
store, Bel Air, where DR.. Munnikhuysen dress.
ed the wound. The finger was so severely
crushed that 1t is feared amputatIon may be
necessary.
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Room al ili FIRE cksgyen rit-so
Fabrics
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10 in
OEHM'S ACME HALL.
The Great American Clothing and Furnishing House,
b me street. one doorw West Charles,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-12-16

DISTINGUISHED Duck SHOOTERS Senators
Blackburn, of Kentucky, and Kenna, of West
Virginia, j. Frank Ford, of the Intesior Depart
ment, Washington, and Mr.. Wagner, of Wash.
ington, were in Havre de Grace, on Friday last,
the guests Of Mr.. Matthew Reynolds. The day
was tiue and the shooting good-92 ducks being
the result of the days shooting Bears and al.
ligators were not plentiful, but stories in re-
gard to them were. Messrs. II. Z. Lawder and
H. W. Shure, who were with the party, settled
the dispute between the Senators as to who
killed the most ducks
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-12-16

A RELIABLE FIRM-One OF the most reliable
places in Baltimore city for the purchase of
optical goods, watches, fine jewelry, silver
ware, &c, is the establishment of Messrs. G. I.
sadtler & Sons, No. 10 E. Baltimore street, near
Charles street. This is one of the oldest firms
in the city and persons who deal there may do
SO with perfect confidence that they will get
the worth of their money and that everything
they buy will be as represented. sadtler's
spectaces and eyeglasses are household words
in Maryland and many a failing eyesight has
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-06-10

poor house was not such bad place
after all. | would have platform for
dancing. tfnder' the trees, and OCCASION
ally the young people in town would
have 10 come out with an orchestra,
and dance, and romp, and talk to my
poor. II the young people wouldn't
occasionally do that for me | would go
back on them. would have u stream
on the place filed with bullheads. and
let my old folks fish for bullheads.
There is nothing that will cause an old
man to forget all about the wickedness
of the world and the hard knocks the
world has dealt him. as TO fish for bull
heads. For the young and middle
aged, fishing for bass and pickerel and
trout, is more appropriate, ~ It re-
qures skill, but for an old man who is
left handed in both feet, and whose
hands have become numb. and the tin
gers cramped, there is nothing like bull
head fishing to brace him up. l would
take up collection of clothing from
my friends in town. ladies and gentle
men. and my poor people should not
wear calico dresses and blue drilling
overalls. An old prince Albert coat
on one of my poor men, would max"
him feel as though he owned some OF
the earth, and plug hat that was
little off would make him want TO go to
con ngress; while woolen or silk dress.
made up in style, though n bit worn,
would cause my poor lady to feel that
she was not so badly dressed, and she
would receive company Ilko queen.
well, if you kept such a place rs
that. for poor house, we would all
want to 90 to The poor house." said
the official.
"But You couldn't, condemn you"
said the candidate for superintendent
of the poor. IF you had any money
we wouldn't have you around, unless
you came rs visitor, to brace up my
poor You would have TO shed your
wealth, and come in all humility. and
then you could enjoy yourself. How
ever. you could do some good. You
fellows could be elected members OF the
board of supervisors. and you would
be in a position to furnish money to
run my poor house. Though you
might have so much wealth that you
wouldn't be eligible rs au inmate, you
could be of somo use. SO You better
run for supervisor noxt spring, and
get n lot of your friends TO do the
same, and elect me superintendent OF
poor. Hello | get off the car here, y
and the friends separated, both think
ing about the model poor house OF he
future. .-Pecb's SHn.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-06-10
Pussy HOusekeepers.

A woman may be q good housekcep-
or without being fussy one. There is
nothing SO trying to the nerves of
persons as ono of these fussy people in
family She never rests nor allows
anyone else to rest. She is always in
continual worry for fear something's out
of place. Each article of furniture Is ar
ranged in such a way, so that person
going away to be gone some time may
return at the end of IA year or two
aud find everything in the same place
that it was on the day Of departure.
The curtains on all the windows must
be pulled down to the same level. un-
less when the sun mods his golden head
at one of the windows. then down
comes that blind full lenght, directly in
the the friendly face of this genial fell
low. No speck of dust ever finds rest
ing place in her house. neither does
ray of sunlight Both are unweicome
visitors, and she does not encourage
them to enter.
When visitor comes to the house her
nerves are put To hard trial, for she
cannot sit still for any length of time.
but will Jump up in the midst of some
story that the guest is telling to arrange
the tablo-coth which seems one-sided,
then the conversation will 90 on until
her sharp eye catches sight OF thread
on the carpet, and for her there can be
no peace of mind until it is removed.
At the risk of offending her caller she
again rises. by so doing very often
breaking the thread of the conversation,
and picks up the obonXous irritant.
"Why don't you rest II little while, you
always seem to be working; never see
YOU sitting down OH replies tho
housekeeper, II don't have any time,
| am working all the time, and l am
never really done. "
Very few callers feel at their ease
while visiting such person. and II they
are ut all like the writer of this article,
they feel, to use a homely expression,
like cat in a strange garret
Women with large families are sell
dom fussy housekeepers, for even if
thev are so inclined their many duties
will not permit them the time to fuss
over little thugs. which is extremely
fortunate for themselves and their
families.
There is no necessity for n woman to
be all the time Worrying over such
trifles as specks of dust. She can be a
good housekceper and her house be in
anything but disorder, without carry
ing a duster all the time in her hand.
or shutting out the sunlight, even
though its brightness does make the
furniture look dingy, and she has to
lay down paper where its rays are in
danger of fading the carpet.
"A place for everything and every.
thing in its place" is a good rule by
which TO work, generally but there
are some things for which it is hard to
find a place, and one of these is dust.
The best receptacle for this article is a
damp duster. which may 6c washed
out easily, but even this will not hold
all the dust in the room, and after
thorough cleaning of the furniture
there will still be some about that will
settle on the cleansed articles. Let It
lie there; it will do no harm, better
that it should be at rest than floating
through the room. waiting ta b.
breataed 10 bv tonas Of the 10 mates Of
Tue house, ,-AyaerteaD cUlt'v1sor.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-06-10
'Jess So."

They were conversing together in
the Baltimore depot, and one of
them remarked:
81 shan't 60 into Wall street blind.
have friends who will give me point
ers.
A man who was wheeling a baggage
truck overheard the remark. stopped
short % look at the speaker, and then
spit on his hands to renew his grip of
the handles and said:
jess So. That's the way ! wen,
there with $50. 600 in my pocket, and
them pointers brought me here. Bet
Ter get your application in for "A job.
mister - Val Street Daily Netos,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-06-10
IN THE DISTANT YEARS.

We met last In the distant years,
Aud parted, meier TO meet again;
Nv aching eyes were filed with tears,
NV heart was sore with untold pain.
But, though we parted thus for aye,
A lingering hope my heart yet holds.
That we may meet again some day
Ere death shall shroud US in his folds.
We parted; twas the old, old way;
A too well trusted friends deceit
Had taken each from each away,
Both hoping never more TO meet
He thought that ] was false; while !.
Enshadowed under falsehood's spell,
In anger said a last good-by
To him once had loved so well.
But now | know the truth at last
would knew he knew the same,
To come TO me from out the past
And tell me was not to blame. +
But, All 'tis maybe all too late;
That day of JOY may never dawn;
can no more than watch and wait,
And through the future years hope on
j. A. II Donald il, Cham6srS's Journal
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-06-10
Detroit Philosophy.

A woman who was house-huntng
last week informed her husband at sup
per time that she had secured house
on a certain street which she named.
"Hml' began the man, IT seems
tine it's a long way out | don't like
tn locality. ."
"Locallty's nothin'," said his wife
decidedly, most every place is a good
WAYS frcm somewhere.
Which b.. of female philosophy it
worth remembering Detroit Fres
Press.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-12-24
THE FORESTER.
Uhat Is forestru?


What is forestry? II is the same thing
as esiiculture-a business. The difference
IS only in the kind of crop and in the
manner OF treating the crop. 1t is the
production of wood crop we are after.
This Is the crop which grows, or can be
made to grow, on those parts of the faJ m
which are useless for all other crops. Ii
Is slow growing crop, TO be sure, but it
grows while You are asleep, and you need
put 1t into the ground but once, where ii
will thrive without further care for m my
years; and, If properly started, it needs no
hoeing, no cultivating, no worrying about
the weather. And when you come TO reap
II 1t Will prove to yield profit from groun
that would otherwise have been left no.
only Enproductive, but unsightly in addi-
ton.
If only for the looks of it, piece OF
young timber thrifty growing enhances
the value of the farm. Therefore, plant
the un lightly waste places in trees, re-
move those ugly spots from your farm
which spoil its good looks. | costs but
little more than an occasional dav of en-
joyable work.
Don't figure on the profit of the sticks
that you are going to cut; there is profit
indirectly on your surroundings accruing
from such planting, which deties all strict
satisfaction, which Will surely reflect from
snch work beyond any direct money gain,
though this will not be lackin., either, in
proper time. 1t has been proved over and
over again that good wood-lot will sell
the farm-if sold it must beat a better
price than 1t would have brought with
out IT.
And you who are the happy owner of q
wood-lot, treat it as the goose that LAYS the
golden eggs; the eggs will soon be high in
price, the goose is worth caring for! II
you cut, don't cut the good trees only, and
leave the bad ones to spoil the looks of the
lot and to injure the young growth that
would be better off if the gnarly old fellow
overhead did not stand in its way with
shade and drip. Always give some ligLt
and room to the young folks
Forestry means more than tree planting;
1t IS the art of managing a wood crop so
that 1t will reproduce itself spontaneously
by the seed from the old trees, and after
ward helping the young growth to mdke
the best timber in the shortest time.
Nature will reproduce the forest and grow
timber without care il allowed by man,
but she takes time, and time is money-at
least to careful man and manager.
Then use your odd moments in improv-
ing your crop; The axe, too, is cultivator
in judicious hands.-B. 4. FernOu,
chief of Forestry DirisioR, United States
DeDarf,pent of AoricuIt1tre
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to the handsome mare and she was be-

to the handsome mare and she was be-
side him.
Its bit risky, but you are worth
it, Won beauty. Now we are off for a
race for life.
He grasped the loose bride of the
riderless horse, and with gentle words
urged his own to almost his best speed
to the highest the mare could pos
sibly reach.
The Infatuated redskins had long ere
this recognized Iron Dan and Black
Joe; there was not another such horse
or daring rider in the country. These
Indians had had no cause to be favor
ably impressed with Iron Dan, and
knew him only by his many deeds of
cruelty to members of their own ma
ton. To capture him or kill him was
the dearest wish of their hearts.
Iron Dan glanced back carelessly.
He still was gaining on his pursuers,
but false step of his horse, plunge
into hole, and he might never accom-
plish the great desire of his life. He
had many long miles yet before he
could hope to reach safety, and seven
teen Infatuated redskins were not to be
shaken off without some effort.
Without the mare the slipping away
could have been accomplished easily,
but the beautiful creature that gal
loped along so gracefully was too great
temptation for Iron Dan to resist.
If there was anything his hard heart
loved it was horse.
fro BE CONTINUED
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-12-24
THE VETERINARY

. fcHb ana Foot oh ia sHeep.
Somebody has said, Nothing succeeds
like success" SO long as there are good
results, men work with energy and good
Judgment; but when trials come and there
are no profits to encourage effort, they be-
come Indifferent and neglectfui.
In sheep raising this is as true as in any,
thing else. When sheep are profitable it is
easy to take good care of them. They
seem to eat less, die less, and make nicer
money and in less time than any other
stock on the farm. At such times there is
a real Joy and enthusiasm in sheep; sheep
men seem never tired of attending to and
talking about their sheep; they carry wool
In their pockets to show to each other, and
it is pleasantly limited that they have wool
in their teeth" But when the depres sion
comes sheep men are mum on sheep and
wool topics. And if you go to their sheep
barns you will find they have gotten care
less and the sheep are doing badly. The
owners will declare to you that he cannot
see why his sheep are looking so badly; he
will declare he feeds them the same as he
used to, but all to no purpose; he can't
understand what ais them. The sheep
cannot tell, and only an old sheep man
knows that they have not been paying, and
consequently have been neglected.
Scab and foot rot always follow depIes-
SlOnS IN the prices OF wool. AS soon as
prices begin to come up somebody begins
to ask how to cure these ills. While these
two ailments are serious enough, they are
by no means the worst known TO sheep,
provided the flock has been we'll fed and
kept in good health. They can be cured
by any one who will take the time and
give the attention and go to the trif1ing ex-
pense. No one ought to buy scabby
or foot-rot flock at prices of sound sheep.
Such hocks are not held at such good
prices, either. They are often sacrificed
on account of their diseased condition.
Had | such a flock, they should be cured,
and not discounted one cent. We're
buying, though, it would be another thing
altogether, then experience and skill
shoul1 be worth something to me; these
We're bought and paid for years ago, when
young in the business. careless man
diseased, deserves to be the loser. And
the man who proposes to give time and
pains to fitting up diseased flock ought
TO make some money by 1t.
Just here, be it remarked, we need Sc
we're laws on the subject in every State.
Australia has a law on scab that is q model
Southern ATTITUDES need such law more
than Northern, but there is needed o
statute on this everywhere Foot-rot de-
ponds upon soils good deal. Rocky and
alkali soils will cure foot-rot. Yet in YER
mont many focks have foot-rot, and it is
a shame 10 their owners, for there ought to
be none there. 1t is due to carelessness
there and everywhere. n. VI. Ben IN
Wool .jOHIRdi